CMakeLists.txt: Investigate CMake 3.17 Ninja Multi-Config
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Description
CMake 3.17's release notes said:
cmake(1)gained aNinja Multi-Configgenerator, which is similar to theNinjagenerator but can be used to build multiple configurations at once.
This is probably useful to us; we should investigate.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with CMakeLists.txt and the linked CMake 3.17 release notes and Ninja Multi-Config documentation. Determine whether this generator is useful for the project, then define and validate the required CMake changes if it is adopted.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, cpp
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100